Month: January 2023

LIVE NOW: House Republicans Hold Press Conference on Biden’s Border Policies

Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are joined by their colleagues to host a press conference at 5:10 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. They will criticize President Joe Biden for prioritizing initiatives such as integrating gender perspectives into natural disaster response over border security in his recent meetings with Mexican President Andrés Manuel…


LIVE 5:10 PM ET: House Republicans Hold Press Conference on Biden’s Border Policies

Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are joined by their colleagues to host a press conference at 5:10 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. They will criticize President Joe Biden for prioritizing initiatives such as integrating gender perspectives into natural disaster response over border security in his recent meetings with Mexican President Andrés Manuel…


LIVE 5:10 PM ET: House Republican Hold Press Conference to Blast Biden’s Border Policies

Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are joined by their colleagues to host a press conference at 5:10 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. They will criticize President Joe Biden for prioritizing initiatives such as integrating gender perspectives into natural disaster response over border security in his recent meetings with Mexican President Andrés Manuel…


Dating Apps Being Weaponised by Criminals

Dating apps are being weaponised by criminals, including alarming rates of revenge porn and sexual extortion, with politicians and police joining forces to stamp it out. More than three million Australians use dating apps in the hopes of finding love but too often discover something much darker. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant warns there are dangers…


China’s Purchase of Gaming Designing Companies Could Pose National Security Risks to US: Expert

China could pose a national security risk to the United States with its escalating purchase of gaming designing companies, warns Anders Corr, publisher of the Journal of Political Risk. Tencent Holdings Ltd. and NetEase Inc., both Chinese mega-tech companies, have expanded their gaming studios in the United States, Canada, Japan, and France. Last year, NetEase…


Walmart to Raise Starting Wages for US Hourly Workers

Walmart, the largest U.S. employer, said Tuesday it is raising its starting hourly wages starting in February, according to a news release. In a statement to employees, Walmart CEO John Furner stated that “starting next month, we’ll begin investing in higher wages for associates.” “This includes a mixture of associates’ regular annual increases and targeted investments…


Sen. Josh Hawley to Introduce Bill Banning TikTok From US

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is introducing legislation to ban social media app TikTok from distribution in the United States. Hawley announced the bill on Twitter early Jan. 24, saying that the app gives China’s communist regime a means of violating the privacy of Americans, including children. “TikTok is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives,” Hawley said….


PBO to Examine Ottawa’s $19 Billion Purchase of F-35 Fighter Jets: Report

Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will be examining the federal government’s recent $19 billion purchase of F-35 fighter jets and has written to Defence Minister Anita Anand requesting information from her department on the deal, according to a report. “In order to provide the analysis to parliamentarians in a timely manner, I ask the information…


Get the Facts: Red Meat Is an Essential Part of a Healthy Diet

Red meats (like beef and lamb) are finally getting the respect they deserve. The peer-reviewed medical research is clearly showing that red meat eaten from “nose-to-tail” does not cause cancer, does not damage the gut, and does not endanger a person’s overall health. On the contrary, eating ruminant animals like cattle and sheep from nose-to-tail…


Delicate BC Snowpack Leads to More Avalanches, Killing Two

Two people are dead and two more are hurt in separate avalanches in British Columbia’s backcountry. Heli-skiing operator CMH Nomads says two guests and a guide were caught in an avalanche near Revelstoke on Monday. CMH president Rob Rohn says in a statement that two of the three people were fully buried by the slide…